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India, the UAE’s second-largest trading partner, has made its first-ever payment in rupees for crude oil purchased from the Emirates, signalling what could be a paradigm shift in dollar-denominated global trade transactions while giving a game-changing fillip to the booming two-way trade that is on track to cross $100 billion mark in a couple of years. Businesses and traders from both sides hailed the development as a very vital aspect of bilateral cooperation, paving the way for enhanced economic collaboration while making international financial interactions simpler. Following the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) in 2022, the UAE-India…

The UAE national football team began their training camp in Abu Dhabi ahead of the AFC Asian Cup which will get under way in Qatar on January 12, 2024. The Whites have been placed in Group C alongside Iran, Palestine and Hong Kong in the 24-team tournament. At New York University Stadium on Saadiyat Island, the team attended their first training session under the leadership of the Portuguese head coach Paulo Bento on Tuesday. The national team will also play two friendly matches against Kyrgyzstan (December 30) and Oman (January 6). The head coach will name the final squad for…

It might seem strange to compare a desktop PC to a laptop. After all, one is intended for stationary work, and the other is meant to carry around. They have different internals, different connectivity, and usually different performance. But Apple’s Mac Studio and MacBook Pro (especially the 16-inch variant) are a different story. For Mac users, both represent the fastest Apple computers you can buy. Depending on how you use a desktop PC, either machine can suffice. So, which one is right for you? Specs and configurations   Mac Studio Apple MacBook Pro Dimensions 7.7 inches x 7.7 inches x…

They say couples’ hearts beat as one — and this could just be the case for UAE residents Naveed Ahmed Sheikh and Zarqa Sheikh, who both underwent major heart surgeries two days apart. They didn’t know they both have heart problems. Naveed, 62, experienced tightness in his chest each time he stepped out for a long walk, and his wife Zarqa, 51, had asthma and struggled with spells of dizziness and shortness of breath. “I was shocked when I learned I had to undergo an aortic valve replacement,” said Naveed, whose echocardiogram results revealed he had severe aortic stenosis. This…

Many Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have followed Israeli army evacuation orders and sought safety in designated areas only to find there is little space left in the densely populated enclave, a UN humanitarian team leader said on Monday. Gemma Connell, deployed in Gaza for several weeks now, described what she called a “human chess board” in which thousands of people, displaced many times already, are on the run again and there is no guarantee a destination will be safe. The United States, Israel’s staunchest ally in its war against Hamas, has for weeks pressured Israel to take further steps…

A ban restricting imports of Apple’s popular Apple Watches into the United States has gone into effect. Here is a look at what the ban means for consumers and what is next for Apple. Why was the ban imposed? The US International Trade Commission in October ordered Apple to stop importing and selling Apple Watches based on a complaint from medical-monitoring technology company Masimo . The ITC, a federal agency that handles international trade disputes, determined that an Apple Watch feature for reading blood-oxygen levels infringes Masimo’s pulse oximetry patents. The administration of President Joe Biden had 60 days, until…

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Two elderly cancer patients from Gaza passed away on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced. Both patients were battling advanced-stage cancer and were in critical condition. MoHAP did not tell the gender of the patients but said one was 58 and the other 63, noting: “They were grappling with various health complications.” The two elderly patients were part of the hundreds of injured and cancer patients who were evacuated from the Gaza Strip to receive urgent medical treatment at various hospitals in the UAE, as part of the country’s humanitarian initiative ordered by President His Highness Sheikh…

Iran has reversed a months-long slowdown in the rate at which it is enriching uranium to up to 60% purity, close to weapons grade, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday. Many diplomats believed the slowdown, which had begun by June, was the result of secret talks between the United States and Iran that led to the release of US citizens held in Iran earlier this year. Iran already has enough uranium enriched to up to 60%, if enriched further, to make three nuclear bombs, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s theoretical definition, and more at lower enrichment levels.…

A US import ban on certain Apple smartwatch models came into effect Tuesday, after the Biden administration opted not to veto a ruling on patent infringements. The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) decided in October to ban Apple Watch models over a patented technology for detecting blood-oxygen levels. Apple contends that the ITC finding was in error and should be reversed, but last week paused its US sales of Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. The move came into effect on the online Apple Store on December 21, with retail locations ceasing sales December 24 -…